RE#1: Petition denied. The single justice is without authority to allow a motion to dismiss; see MRAP 15(c); Pemberton v. Pemberton, 9 Mass. App. Ct. 809, 809-810 (1980). To the extent that petitioners are seeking leave to take an interlocutory appeal, there appears to be no compelling reason to depart from the traditional rule disfavoring piecemeal appellate review. Cf. Long v. Wickett, 50 Mass. App. Ct. 380, 387-388 (2000). (McHugh) *NoticeAttest